Documented Asbestos Litigation
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records (reviewed via CourtListener/RECAP), Temporary Plant Cleaners has been named as a defendant in 100+ documented asbestos dockets filed between 2009 and 2019 across U.S. district courts. In these cases Temporary Plant Cleaners is named not as a manufacturer of asbestos products but in a premises/contractor capacity: California industrial plant-cleaning labor contractor/employer whose workers were exposed while cleaning refineries and industrial plants; did not manufacture asbestos products. Plaintiffs allege exposure to asbestos-containing materials at its facilities, or that it installed or distributed asbestos products made by other companies.
Companies Frequently Named Alongside Temporary Plant Cleaners
In these publicly filed cases, Temporary Plant Cleaners is most often named as a co-defendant alongside General Electric, Foster Wheeler, Sequoia Ventures, Ingersoll-Rand, Metalclad Insulation, Zurn Industries, Oscar E Erickson, CBS — reflecting the multi-defendant nature of asbestos litigation, in which plaintiffs name the range of companies connected to their exposure history.
Occupational Exposure and Asbestos Disease
Asbestos exposure is associated with mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer, typically after a latency period of two to five decades. Workers in industrial trades — maintenance, construction, shipyard, power generation, and manufacturing — are among those most frequently represented in asbestos litigation.
Legal Status and Litigation History
The litigation record above reflects allegations from publicly filed asbestos cases; these are plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact, and liability is determined case by case. An attorney experienced in asbestos litigation can evaluate whether a specific work and exposure history supports a claim involving Temporary Plant Cleaners.